Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ه ب ط (h b ṭ)
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هَبَطَ (habaṭa) I (non-past يَهْبُطُ (yahbuṭu) or يَهْبِطُ (yahbiṭu), verbal noun هُبُوط (hubūṭ))

  1. to descend; to go or come down; to fall
    • 1937, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, يوميات نائب في الأرياف:
      كَيْفَ أُضَيِّعُ هَذِهِ الْفُرْصَةَ الَّتِي هَبَطَتْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ
      kayfa ʔuḍayyiʕu haḏihi l-furṣata llatī habaṭat mina s-samāʔi
      How can I miss this opportunity that fell from the sky?
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Etymology 2

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ه ب ط (h b ṭ)
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هَبَّطَ (habbaṭa) II (non-past يُهَبِّطُ (yuhabbiṭu), verbal noun تَهْبِيط (tahbīṭ))

  1. to make descend; to bring down, tear down
    • 2015, Mashrou3 Leila (lyrics and music), “Djin”:
      برلين ما صمدت ناولني وهبط
      Berlin couldn't take it, so pour me another and tear down this wall.
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